diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index d4e841747400..0c642d51aac2 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks(unsigned long timeout)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	do_each_thread(g, t) {
-		if (!--max_count)
+		if (!max_count--)
 			goto unlock;
 		if (!--batch_count) {
 			batch_count = HUNG_TASK_BATCHING;